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See Latest ArticlesIntravenous immunoglobulin as adjuvant therapy for Wegener's granulomatosis
Cochrane Reviews, 07/13/09
Fortin PM et al. - Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is an expensive and fairly rare blood product that has been used to treat Wegener's granulomatosis but its effects on the disorder are unknown. The authors asked if IVIg provided an advantage as an additive to standard treatments. The authors found one small randomized trial in which 34 particpants were randomized to receive IVIg or placebo once daily in addition to azathioprine and prednisolone for remission maintenance. This trial did not provide enough evidence to determine if IVIg has an advantage over corticosteroids and immunosuppressants for the treatment of Wegener's granulomatosis.
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